Yunwangfu Yunjingyuan.
With a crash, Su Yuntian swept all the paper, ink, and pens off his desk and onto the floor.
"Why? Why did Su Yi have to provoke her after she had only been away from me for a day? Or did they have something going on before?"
Su Yuntian heard from his guards that Su Yi, Su Muxue, and Zhao Yefan had come to the General's Mansion to pick up Mu Jin to enjoy the spring scenery in the suburbs. The four of them had a very pleasant conversation during the meal.
"No, Ah Jin isn't that kind of person. She loved me so much back then, it must have been that scoundrel Su Yi who got involved with her. That day outside the city, I only drank a cup of tea that Su Yi poured for me, and that very night I developed weakness. Even the imperial physicians in the palace couldn't find any cause. Now that I think about it, it was Su Yi who poisoned me. As long as I wasn't outside the city, he could have taken advantage of my weakness."
With red eyes and a ferocious expression, Su Yuntian analyzed everything, but as he thought about it, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The guards noticed that something was wrong with Su Yuntian and stepped forward to support him, who was trembling all over, but Su Yuntian pushed them away.
"Doesn't he think about his own status? Would Father agree to him marrying his own sister-in-law? And is Father so old that he's lost his mind? Why did he issue that edict ordering A-Jin to divorce me? A-Jin took that edict, how could she dare disobey? But it's alright, A-Jin will eventually come back to me. She's just throwing a tantrum now. Once she calms down, I'll coax her a bit, and I'll give her everything she wants. Then she'll come back."
Seeing the crazed Su Yuntian, the guard stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Highness is right. The Princess Consort will return. Who wouldn't love a man who values power above all else? As long as Your Highness obtains that supreme power, who in this world can compete with Your Highness for Princess Consort Yun?"
Upon hearing the guard's words, Su Yuntian's eyes lit up.
"Yes, yes, you're right. Send down the order to find the person who can cure my weakness. A reward of ten thousand taels of silver will be given. I need to recover my health as soon as possible. Let that good-for-nothing know that he dares to covet my women. I will not let any of them die a good death."
Upon returning to the General's Mansion, Mu Jin immediately sent someone to find Eleven. Since Su Yi and his sister were traveling together today, Mu Jin did not allow Eleven to accompany them for protection. After all, there are few people in this world who dare to make a move in front of the prince and princess, and besides, Mu Jin had an important matter to entrust to Eleven today.
"Miss!"
Mu Jin had just put the letter she wrote to her father and brothers into the envelope when Eleven walked into her study.
This study was originally built when Mu Yan was still in the capital. He noticed that Mu Jin suddenly took a liking to it and kept going to his study, so he had a room in Qingwan Courtyard set up as a new study for Mu Jin to use.
Mu Jin looked at Eleven and asked, "Did you inquire about any news today?"
"I learned today that it is very difficult to buy large quantities of grain in the surrounding prefectures and counties. The imperial court has now restricted the amount that can be purchased to prevent people from hoarding grain and driving up prices."
What Eleven said was basically the same as what Mu Jin thought, so she didn't feel too disappointed.
Seeing that Mu Jin didn't speak, Eleven continued, "I also heard from those people from the border towns who returned to the capital for the New Year that the Northern Qi Kingdom had been provocative again in the past two months, often appearing at the border. However, the court seems to be deliberately concealing this, and has also prevented the people and the army from making any rash moves."
When Mu Jin heard what Eleven said, she was taken aback. When she came to her senses, she immediately took a map that she had taken from Mu Yan's study and spread it out.
As can be seen from the map, Beiqi Kingdom is right next to the northern part of Dongyue Kingdom. Beiqi was originally less than one-tenth the size of Dongyue, but the people of Beiqi were brave and good at fighting, so even though it was a small country, it kept disturbing the peace of the surrounding countries. Some smaller countries were annexed one by one, resulting in its territory now being close to one-fifth of Dongyue.
This year, several heavy snowfalls have also hit the northern part of Dongyue Kingdom, causing severe damage to half of the country's counties and prefectures. Beiqi is located further north, and it is believed that the damage is no better than that in Dongyue Kingdom.
“I asked a few people who came back from the border, and it is indeed as Miss estimated. The counties around the border have been devastated by the attack and have no harvest. They can only buy some high-priced grain from merchants from the south. Beiqi is mainly a livestock-producing area, and many cattle and sheep have frozen to death. I believe they will have a much harder time than us in the spring.”
Hearing this, Mu Jin frowned: "If it were a good year, they might be able to recover, but they're already at their wits' end. Who can guarantee that Bei Qi won't resort to desperate measures? Then Father and the others will be in trouble."
"So, what are your plans, Miss?"
Just as Mu Jin was about to speak, the two of them stopped at the same time and quickly exchanged a glance.
At the same time, Eleven reacted swiftly, pushed open the door, moved quickly to the yard like a gust of wind, and leaped onto the roof.
Mu Jin picked up two swords from the wall and followed Eleven out of the courtyard.
Upon hearing the noise, the maids of Qingwan Courtyard all came out of their rooms. Seeing this, Mu Jin frowned and scolded them, "Go back to your rooms."
Except for Qing'er who rushed out of the courtyard to call for help, the other maids quickly returned to their rooms and closed their doors upon hearing Mu Jin's reprimand.
"Who goes there, daring to be so insolent in the General's mansion!" asked Eleven.
A group of men dressed in black on the roof saw Eleven appear on the roof in a moment. They exchanged glances and then rushed towards Eleven with their knives.
"Catch it."
Mu Jin threw one of the swords in her hand toward Eleven. Eleven caught it, unsheathed it, and rushed into the group of men in black to fight.
At this moment, two of the men in black who were fighting with Eleven suddenly changed their targets, leaped down, and attacked Mu Jin.
Unexpectedly, Mu Jin's sword was even faster than theirs, and the two men in black were quickly wounded. At this moment, two more men rushed down from the roof and attacked Mu Jin together with the two wounded men in black.
During the fight, Mu Jin's sword clashed with the black-clad men's swords, producing dazzling sparks and crisp metallic sounds. Mu Jin's movements were fluid and graceful, sometimes charging forward, sometimes sweeping backward, and the four black-clad men couldn't harm her in the slightest.
As the four men's attacks gradually became unbearable due to Mu Jin's domineering swordplay, more than a dozen guards rushed into Qingwan's courtyard.
"Not good! Retreat!" The four people who were fighting with Mu Jin saw the guards rush in and used their lightness skills to escape to the rooftops.
With a series of loud bangs, several men in black were kicked off the roof by Eleven. The guards rushed over and held their swords to their throats.
One person rolled down to Mu Jin's feet and was pinned to the chest by her foot, unable to move.
"Oh no, they've hidden poison in their mouths!" a guard shouted.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin immediately knelt down and grabbed the chin of the man in black at her feet, but it was too late. The man's body had already begun to convulse and he was foaming at the mouth. The other eight men in black were in the same condition.
Eleven leaped off the roof. He had just chased after a highly skilled man in black, but returned empty-handed, presumably having escaped.
"Miss, there were ten people in total this time, and one of them, whose lightness skill is much better than mine, managed to escape," Eleven reported to Mu Jin somewhat awkwardly.
Mu Jin nodded when she heard what Eleven said.
The guards ripped off the black-clad men's masks: "Miss, they have poison hidden in their teeth; they are all assassins."
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